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Isaiah 20:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
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Quick Meaning
The narrated sign and its political setting presses the question “And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we…” at Isaiah 20:6 within “Isaiah's Stripped Sign Warns against Trusting Egypt and Cush.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 20:1–6
Read Isaiah 20:6 with 20:1–6. By itself, “And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A dated Assyrian campaign frames Isaiah's three-year barefoot and stripped sign, portraying captives and exposing Judah's failed hope in southern allies.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Isaiah's Stripped Sign Warns against Trusting Egypt and Cush” through its own speaker, addressee, scene, poem, oracle, sign, or historical episode. Its non-interchangeable movement is: A dated Assyrian campaign frames Isaiah's three-year barefoot and stripped sign, portraying captives and exposing Judah's failed hope in southern allies. This verse's placement is specific: The narrated sign and its political setting presses the question “And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we…” at Isaiah 20:6 within “Isaiah's Stripped Sign Warns against Trusting Egypt and Cush.”
What Remains True
Signs serve a stated message and audience; they do not cancel context or make every later analogy a prediction. In Isaiah 20:6, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The narrated sign and its political setting presses the question “And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we…” at Isaiah 20:6 within “Isaiah's Stripped Sign Warns against Trusting Egypt and Cush.”
How It Can Shape Life
- Test any claimed sign by its stated message, audience, timing, evidence, and effects; do not let symbolic authority bypass consent, safety, or ordinary accountability. This response follows Isaiah 20:1–6's specific concern, “Isaiah's Stripped Sign Warns against Trusting Egypt and Cush.” This verse directs that response through its exact role: The narrated sign and its political setting presses the question “And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we…” at Isaiah 20:6 within “Isaiah's Stripped Sign Warns against Trusting Egypt and Cush.”
Continue in Context
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Read Isaiah 20:1–6 — Isaiah's Stripped Sign Warns against Trusting Egypt and CushSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 20:1–6, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology at the exact unit, without treating morphology as apparatus, lexicon, composition history, or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 20:1–6 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
Open the fixed Hebrew Isaiah file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Isaiah
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for Hebrew, syntax, poetry, older KJV language, chronology, names, textual issues, and material translation alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Isaiah PDF, translator, study, and textual notes attached to Isaiah 20:1–6 in the complete 205-page book PDF
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